Ukraine peace deal made with Russia, US official says
Panel: Ukraine accepts peace plan
FOX News is reporting Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal that would end the war with Russia. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor and Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery (Ret.) of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joined LiveNOW from FOX's Stephanie Coueignoux to take a closer look at the negotiations and the developments that led to this point.
Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal that would lead to the end of the war with Russia, a U.S. official told FOX News.
What they're saying:
FOX News reported that U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll was in Abu Dhabi this week, meeting with Russian officials and a Ukrainian delegation.
Ukraine 28 point plan
Big picture view:
The diplomatic flurry followed the leak of President Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan to Axios, which many European leaders and U.S. lawmakers viewed as largely favorable to Russia.
But FOX News is reporting a newer version was agreed upon, developed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and input from Ukrainian and European officials.
Details were not immediately available.
The Russia-Ukraine war
FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak during a joint press conference after their official meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on November 19, 2025. (Photo b
The backstory:
Russian leader Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, amid Kyiv’s bid to join NATO that he cast as a major threat to Russia. He asked for NATO’s guarantee that it would never offer membership to Ukraine.
Putin expected a quick victory, but was met by steadfast Ukrainian resistance and a flow of Western weapons.
As of negotiations, Russia controls about a fifth of the Ukrainian territory.
US support of Ukraine
The backstory:
While campaigning, Trump frequently said he could quickly end the war.
Over the last three years, under the Biden administration, the U.S. led efforts to isolate Putin — efforts that were swiftly undone in February when now-President Trump had a phone call with Putin.
The Source: Information in this article was taken from FOX News, which spoke to a U.S. official about details of the plan. Background information was taken from previous FOX Television Station reporting and from The Associated Press. This story was reported from Detroit.